Samuel Finley (1825 - 1903)

Born 21 Jun 1825 in Drumclamph House, Drumclamph, County Tyrone, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Emily (Gault) Finley — married 25 Oct 1860 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Descendants

Died 1 Sep 1903 at age 78 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Biography

Samuel was born on June 21, 1825 at Drumclamph House, County Tyrone, Ireland. After his education at a private school he commenced a business career at Londonderry with his cousin Sir William McArthur (Lord Mayor of London, 1880). He married Emily "Emma" Gault in 1860 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He passed away on September 1, 1903,^[1][2] and is buried at Mount Royal Cemetery, Outremont, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada.^[3]

From his cousin Lizzie (Gault) McGowan’s little book: Brother Samuel [Gault] went to Australia 1855. Cousin Samuel Finley same date

From the diary of Sir William McArthur^[4] 1855 November 8th, Saw Sam Finlay and his cousin Gault off to Australia on the Catherine Adamson.

1866 November 15th, Montreal, Found Finlay waiting for me [footnote: 'His cousin Mr Samuel Finlay, son of the Rev. William Finlay']. Called on Rev Mr Elliott and Mr John Mathewson, an old friend of my father's. The meeting was a miserable failure. Mr Elliott was opposed to an centennial celebration. The lay friends were not consulted and no publicity given to the meeting; the attendance was small, and all was cold and death-like. The whole amount contributed by the city of Montreal 1,400 dollars, of which Mr Finlay gave 500.^[5] Oct 17, Quebec - Arrived this morning with Mr Finlay. Drove to the Falls of Montgomery, a magnificent sight.^[6] from 'Sir William McArthur KCMG: A Biography, religious, parliamentary, municipal, commercial'

Sources

1. ↑ Death notice Finley: On the 1st of September, at 2 Bishop Street, Montreal Canada, Samuel Finley, (formerly of this city), only and dearly beloved brother of Mrs. Patchell, Glenelg, S.A. (By cable) Evening Journal, Adelaide Australia Fri 4 Sep 1903 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/207984360?searchTerm=Patchell%20Finley
2. ↑ Death notice Finley: On the 1st of September, at 2 Bishop Street, Montreal Canada, Samuel Finley, (formerly of this city), only and dearly beloved brother of Mrs. Patchell, Glenelg, S.A. (By cable) The Argus (Melbourne, Australia) Mon 7 Sep 1903 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10570561?searchTerm=Patchell%20Finley
3. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/223493859/samuel-finley
4. ↑ 'Sir William McArther KCMG: A Biography, religious, parliamentary, municipal, commercial' https://archive.org/details/sirwilliammarthu00mcul/page/n5/mode/2up?q=gault:
5. ↑ https://archive.org/details/sirwilliammarthu00mcul/page/n5/mode/2up?q=finlay Sir William McArther KCMG: A Biography, religious, parliamentary, municipal, commercial, page 130
6. ↑ https://archive.org/details/sirwilliammarthu00mcul/page/n5/mode/2up?q=finlay Sir William McArther KCMG: A Biography, religious, parliamentary, municipal, commercial, page 130

• 1891 Census of Canada
• 1901 Census of Canada
• http://applications.banq.qc.ca/apex/f?p=113:11:0::NO::P11_CLE:11658 (marriage)
• The Montreal Gazette, September 2, 1903, page 6 (obituary)
• web link to a pdf file (it will offer open or save) of the Act for the estate of the late Samuel Finley (will and family members): https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=2ahUKEwi6lYits7riAhUNUK0KHcekBYEQFjAAegQIAxAC&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bibliotheque.assnat.qc.ca%2FDepotNumerique_v2%2FAffichageFichier.aspx%3Fidf%3D204377&usg=AOvVaw0-sr4KoTt4NvjC9kis83N_
• The Clan Finley https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89062871215&view=1up&seq=177&q1=Gault
• his Aunt Lizzie (Gault) McGowan’s little book